Fascinated by the preconscious and subconcious, artist William Baziotes, combined myth and symbols in his paintings.
Exploring the Unconscious
Fascinated by the preconscious and subconcious, artist William Baziotes, combined myth and symbols in his paintings.
Spider? Hieroglyph? Scepter? What does it all mean?
Get a few clues. Listen to commentary from one of the museum's staff.
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Source: National Museum of American Art (CD-ROM) (New York and Washington D.C.: MacMillan Digital in cooperation with the National Museum of American Art, 1996).
Pictured: William Baziotes, 1912–63, Scepter, 1960–61, oil, 66 x 78 1/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.